David Osborne Hay interviewed by Mel Pratt in the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2250420
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hay, David, Sir, 1916-2009, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1973 Dec. 18 - 1974 Aug. 9
- 11 tape reels (approximately 42 hr. 53 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Sir David, a diplomat, talks of his childhood in Corowa, NSW and Geelong; his education at Geelong Grammar School; James Darling; Brasenose College, Oxford; his entry into the Public Service; enlistment in the AIF; his experiences in the Mediterranean during World War II; his wartime experiences in New Guinea; Evatt; 1949 UN General Assembly; his Ottawa postings; the Imperial Defence College; his experiences in Thailand; Foreign Affairs administration; Casey; Canadian diplomats; Jim Plimsoll; New Guinea and the UN; preparations to return to Papua New Guinea as Administrator; his first annual report; relations with the districts; financial delegations; economic and political developments, 1968; Bougainville; Gazelle; 1969 report; Tolai situation; police intervention; taxes; Bougainville, 1969; CRA benefits to the territory; loss of land; separatist issue; passive resistance; confrontation; purchase of Arawa plantation; Conzinc Riotino Company; his personal concerns over Bougainville; West Irian liaison; constitutional changes.
Hay discusses his relations with the Minister and the Department; economic developments, 1969; Whitlam's visit; Committee on Constitutional development; preparation of handover of powers, 1970; Warmaram Group; Prime Minister's visit; use of the army; police requirements; his contributions as administrator; expatriate public servants; his approach to running the Dept of External Territories; transfer of authority into Papua New Guinea Ministerial hands; law and order; Gazelle, 1970; Australian aid and the Budget; management and organisation of the public service; expatriates.
- Biography/History:
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Sir David Hay served as a member of the Australian diplomatic service and was one of the key figures in the administration of the Territory of Papua New Guinea until that country became self-governing on December 1st, 1973.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at his office in Canberra.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-193250233
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and transcript (918 p.) available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Diplomats
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pratt, Mel, -1986, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mel Pratt collection.
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- Until 2044 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1974
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